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Work Session and Meeting
M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
January 25, 2016
7:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett,
Chris Pryor
Councilors Absent: George Poling
Mayor Piercy opened the January 25, 2016, City Council Meeting.
1. PUBLIC FORUM
1. Vic Hariton – Supported no action on SW-SAZ plan; more public involvement needed.
2. Ed Moye – Supported no action on SW-SAZ plan; more public involvement needed.
3. Greg Giesy – Supported no action on SW-SAZ plan; more public involvement needed.
4. John Barofsky – Supported a plan amendment to the Downtown Urban Renewal Agency.
5. Donna Riddle – Requested access to a building for Occupy Medical.
6. McDonald – Spoke about impact of SW-SAZ on sustainability issues.
7. John Presco – said City needs a newspaper museum to raise funds for homeless.
8. Zane Kesey – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
9. Corey Riday-White – Supported full implementation of the climate recovery ordinance.
10. Misha Seymour – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
11. Lourdes Marte – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
12. Jon Pincus – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
13. Ryan Dristle - Said open space in downtown is a must.
14. Larry Hill – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
15. William Ivanoff – Suggested consideration of upgrades to the park blocks.
16. Donna Gordon – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
17. Catherine Cronin – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; changes are needed.
18. Rachel Abrams – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
19. Christine Sundt – Said single-family homes should be preserved and saved.
20. Ashley Wright – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
21. Joseph Newton – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
22. Damien Bradley – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
23. Stefan Strek – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; more public space is needed.
24. Art Bowman – Supported a $15 minimum wage for city workers; one-third live in poverty.
25. John Thielking – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space; rezone to parkland.
26. Tara Moore – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
27. Marie Slatton-Valle – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
28. Ben Guyre – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
29. Rose Padgett – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
30. Ian McTeague – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
31. Breckon Neal – Consider long-term impacts of Kesey Square, supported open space.
32. Matthew Yook – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
33. Mariah Leung – Supported keeping Kesey Square an open space.
34. Richard Krepp – Supported keeping Kesey Square open and putting to public vote.
35. Rebecca Falleur – Supported keeping Kesey Square open and programming more events.
36. Michael Francis – Supported keeping Kesey Square; huge part of Eugene culture.
37. Emily Fox – Supported community-based planning for South Willamette.
38. Mayli Galvan – Supported keeping Kesey Square open and getting public input.